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el_wheel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Self harm, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Torture, Gaslighting, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Child death, and Confinement
Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Incest
darknesshazard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Death, Gore, Murder, Body horror, Blood, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, and Cannibalism
cowboylikestoread43's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Blood, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Child death, Gore, Medical content, Misogyny, Stalking, Confinement, Pedophilia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Self harm
laurenmcglamery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Manga is out of my range of genres, but I received this book in a mystery book exchange at NYE 2022 (heading into 2023). The mystery book description was βa collection of heartwarming stories about a very normal girl.β It is not. π€£
The art is INCREDIBLE! I canβt believe how detailed each page and panel was!
However, with each story, this shit got more and more violent and gory and wild.
CW: murder, suicide, beauty standards, sexism, inappropriate adult-child relationships
It got rough. π°
Overall, this is an incredible creation and Junji Ito is brilliant.
Graphic: Suicide, Gore, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Blood, Violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infertility, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Body horror, and Alcoholism
nightstitch96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Body horror, Blood, Murder, and Death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
asipofcozy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, Toxic friendship, Murder, Torture, Suicide, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Grief, Child death, Cannibalism, Violence, Self harm, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
skylarkblue1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What can I say except this truly deserves its fame. His horror is consistently great, always just hitting it's mark in surrealism and body horror. Tomie's story is a modern classic of horror and perfectly shows Ito's range.
The story of Tomie is quite unique. Told over short stories, the tale of a girl who isn't quite human - a paranormal siren of sorts - multiplying and slowly taking over different parts of Japan and not fully intentionally. Starting small and ending large, each short story has its own tale to tell of all the characters.
Not too much character development overall due to the format, but that's not a negative. This is very much just about the surrealist body horror and the absolutely bizarre and fantastical story.
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Torture, and Murder
Dismembermentellislilylovestoread's review against another edition
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Gore, Violence, and Body horror
Moderate: Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Suicide
Minor: Cannibalism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent
ak97x's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Forced institutionalization
euripideez's review
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Gaslighting, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Murder